Njengesithako sendabuko, impande ye-lotus edayisiwe ithola ukuduma kancane kancane emakethe yokudla yomhlaba wonke. Ukunambitheka kwayo okuyingqayizivele, inani elicebile lokudla okunomsoco, nezindlela zokupheka ezihlukahlukene kwenze yaduma kakhulu kubathengi emhlabeni jikelele. Impande ye-lotus edayisiwe ayiyona nje ingxenye ebalulekile yesiko laseShayina lokupheka kodwa futhi ikhombisa amandla amakhulu okuhweba ngaphakathi kwendlela yokudla kwezempilo emhlabeni jikelele.
Ngokombono wokudla okunempilo, impande ye-lotus edayisiwe inothe nge-fiber yokudla, uvithamini C, i-potassium, kanye nezakhi ezihlukahlukene zokulandelela, ezinikeza ama-calorie aphansi kanye nenani eliphezulu lokudla okunempilo, okuhlangabezana nokuphishekela kwabathengi besimanje ukudla okunempilo. I-dietary fibre ekwimpande ye-lotus edayisi isiza ukugaya, kuyilapho ubumnandi bayo bemvelo kanye nokuthungwa kwayo okuhlanzekile kuyenza ifanelekele ukudla okuhlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa amasaladi, izitshulu, nama-stisk{1}}. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izici zayo ze-antioxidant ziyenza ibe{3}}isithako sekhwalithi ephezulu ekuthuthukisweni kokudla okusebenzayo.
Emakethe yamazwe ngamazwe, impande ye-lotus edayisiwe ibhekana nokuqamba okusha okuqhubekayo ezinhlelweni zayo. Abathengi baseYurophu nabaseMelika bancamela ukuhlanganisa impande yelotus edayisiwe kumasaladi alula noma njengesithako ekudleni okulula okunempilo, kuyilapho imakethe yase-Asia ibeka phambili ukulondolozwa nokucwengwa kwezindlela zokupheka zendabuko, ezifana{1}}nempande yelotus ethosiwe nenyama nesobho lempande yelotus. Ngokusabalala komhlaba wonke kokudla kwamaShayina, ukwamukelwa kwezimpande ze-lotus kuyakhula, futhi izinkampani eziningi zokudla zamazwe ngamazwe seziqala ukuzifaka kumamenyu azo ukuze zihlangabezane nesidingo sabathengi sokunambitha okuhlukahlukene.
Ngokombono wezohwebo, amakhyubhu ezimpande ze-lotus anamandla amakhulu okuthumela ngaphandle. Ngenxa yokuqina kwawo ekugcinweni nasekuhambeni, ama-lotus root cubes angangena emakethe yamazwe ngamazwe esanda kucutshungulwa futhi ecutshunguliwe. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, inqubekelaphambili ye-cold chain logistics kanye nobuchwepheshe bokucubungula ukudla ithuthukise kakhulu ukulondolozwa kanye nokusebenza kahle kokuthutha kwama-cubes ezimpande ze-lotus, futhi kwathuthukisa ukusatshalaliswa kwawo emhlabeni jikelele.
Ngokuzayo, ama-cubes ezimpande ze-lotus azodlala indima ehluke kakhulu emakethe yokudla yomhlaba wonke. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi njengesithako esiyinhloko ekudleni kwendabuko noma njengesithako ekudleni okunempilo okusha, amacube ezimpande ze-lotus anamandla amakhulu okuthuthuka. Imboni yohwebo lwangaphandle kufanele inake le nqubo futhi ihlole amathuba amaningi ezimpande ze-lotus emakethe yamazwe ngamazwe ukuze ihlangabezane nezidingo ezimbili zabathengi bomhlaba kokubili ubumnandi nempilo.
